LOWNES, Robert ‹ LBT 07147 ›
floruit (B) 1611 - 1611 ; Male
Introduction
Robert Lownes was a bookseller in London active in the early seventeenth century. He was bound as an apprentice to Thomas Clerk on 1 November 1604 and gained his freedom from the Stationers' Company on 4 November 1611, presented by Benjamin Cowper. Lownes was documented as a bookseller between 1611 and 1615, and in 1614/5 he entered a play called The Valiant Welchman. He was the son of Robert Lownes of Winslow in Buckinghamshire and may have been the father of Richard Lownes, from whom eighteenth-century booksellers of that name descended.
Livery Companies
| Company | Source |
|---|---|
| Stationers' Company |
Occupations (1)
| Occupation | Comment |
|---|---|
| Bookseller | McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910) |
Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)
| Name | Premium | Paid By | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLERK, Thomas ( - 1611) ‹ LBT 08162 › |
Events (2)
| Date | Event type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov 1604 | Bound | to Thomas Clerk (LBT/08162) |
| 04 Nov 1611 | Freed - Servitude | - by Benjamin Cowper, husband to the widow of Thomas Clerk (LBT/08162) |
Sources and References
| Original Sources | Comments |
|---|---|
| St.Co. Archive - Binding and Freedom records - extracted by Prof. J.A. Lavin |
SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS
Transcriptions
S.T.C., (1991), vol.3, p.110
McKerrow, R.B. &c. (1910), p.180
LOWNES (ROBERT), bookseller in London, 1611-15. Son of Robert Lownes of Winslow, co. Bucks., yeoman. Apprentice to Richard Bankworth { BANKWORTH, Richard ( - 1613) ‹ LBT 06865 › - but actually to Thomas Clerk { CLERK, Thomas ( - 1611) ‹ LBT 08162 › } for seven years from November 30th, 1604. Took up his freedom November 4th, 1611 {- presented by Benjamin Cowper COWPER, Benjamin ‹ LBT 06718 › The husband of the widow CLERK, Thomas ( - 1611) ‹ LBT 08162 › of Thomas Clerk}. [Arber, ii. 286; iii. 683]. On February 21st, 1614/5, he entered a play called The Valiant Welchman. He was perhaps father of Richard Lownes or Lowndes from whom the booksellers of this name of the eighteenth century were descended, and was in no way related to the Lownes of Cheshire.